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SECTION 6.3 STANDARD CONTROLS


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You will find various control types used repeatedly in TriCaster’s Live Desktop. Some examples are shown in the table below.


Control Type

Type

Examples

Usage


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Numeric Slider

Gain, Balance

Drag in line with the control’s orientation to raise or lower the current value.



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Rotary slider

Position, Size, Rotate

Drag up-down to adjust one value, left-right to adjust the other value, diagonally to adjust two different values simultaneously.


Hold down Alt while dragging vertically to modify the third value (Z) when provided.


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Rotary Knob (single-value)

Audio Gain

Drag left-right to adjust the current value.

Combo-Slider

Transition, Zoom Duration

Drag left/right to raise or lower the current value

Click the digits to type in a new value

Or click the triangle to open a drop-down menu


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To make very fine adjustments to slider values, hold down the Ctrl key while dragging the mouse (this increases accuracy by 10x). Hold down the Shift key and double-click most controls to reset them to their default values.